San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-10-07
KERVILLE BARBECUE.
a Tremendous Crowd and a Jolly
Time-Roast Beef and Lager
No Speeches.

Time Roast Beer and Lager
No Speeches.
The excursion which left San Antonio
yesterday morning at 1880 returned last
night, at 1918. All present report
having had gorgeous time. Fully 3,OCs
people were on the grounds and did full
| justice to the splendidly barbecued beef
and mutton and Lone Star aud City
beer provided.
Tom Mcclure at the throttle, and Con-
ductor Il. Warner In charge OF the
train. About 800 left San Antonio
and as many more were taken on at
Boerne, Comfort and Centre Point.
| Six fine Pullman coaches were
used and ere Kerfville was
| reached at ll:50 standing room could
scarcely be had. fts weather along the
| route was hazy and damp and as the
train climbed higher and higher, the eff
fects of recent rains, fallen since any 10
San Antonio, were visible. The first
| point OF interest on the road was the
West End, through the edge of which
the road passes. All on board were sur
prlsed at the progress visible In this sui !.
| urb. Next Leon Springs was reached
and the big hills that afterwards lined
the road here became visible, and the
upgrade began. just beyond Leon
| Springs the train passed through the
Beckman property, where fine marble
has been discovered. Beyond this the
Cibolo was reached and the train passed
over the new bridge very slowly and
carefully. Here the signs Of recent high
water astonished everybody. Boerne
was reached at $3.50 and $50 people came
aboard. just above Boerne the
ranch OF Parson Potter, 1.-THE Fight
Ing Parson," hove in sight and
was passed quickly and the train rushed
through the picturesque Spanish Pass,
the divide between the Cibolo water
shed and the Guadalupe, and rushed
down into the grand valley OF the Quad
slupe, lined on either side with precipi-
tOus hills. The scenery was grand.
Over the great Guadalupe bridge the
train rode in safety and then began
climbing the hills towards Kerrville.
Comfort, located Just on the line OF Ken
dali and Kerr counties, was reached at
1910 and pause was made here to take
aboard al eXCurslOnists. From the
train could be seen the monument of the
30 young men killed in 1862, in the fight
with cOnfederates, and considered gen
| orally to have been murdered. The
monument is Il beautiful white shaft, Just
to the right OF the road, on a little knoll.
Comfort Is a town without churches,
| and Centre Point, reached at ll:20, Is n
town with all churches and no
saloons. Five churches were seen
from the railroad. The population is
almost too small to support these
churches, being scarcely 300 souls. Kerr
vile was soon announced by the heavy
boom Of anvil salutes and the music OF
the Fredericksburg band which played
Justify as the train drew into the new
depot and the crowd Of committee and
citizens boarded the train and heartily
welcomed the eXourteTs. After few
minutes OF handwriting. and greeting,
| Capt. CN'Hs. Ss.rCiTGT, keIrville's fore
most citizen, marshahed the procession
and led the way to the barbecue
grounds, quarter Of a mile from the
depot. The grounds were located In
pretty grove, just outside the railroad
reserve, and a beautiful arbor covering
half an acre had been prepared for the
accommodation of the ladies. The
Hon. w. Scott. welcomed the
guests in snort speech, to
which the guests responded
with hearty cheers, but no more speak
ing was INDUCED in during the day. At
l2:3O the barbecue was served and in the
afternoon the shooting matches and the
races took place just across the railway
track in a beautiful level stretch of
| country, over which hills of altltudlnous
| proportions frOwned.
The score of the shooting is here
| given:
j. o. Sullivan, 7; Ed. Polk, 8; L. c.
Statfel, 3; Ed. Stoves, o.; w. ID. Folke,6;
| Finest Stoves, 3; A. Weidler, 3. Ed,
van won 2nd prize. W. d. FOlke won
Bird prize.
Shoot No. 2-3 pairs double rise 10
yards.
w. B. Folke, 3; Ed. Stoves, 4; J. o.
Sullivan, 3; Ed. Polk, 4; l.. C.. Staffel, q;
Ernest Stoves, 2. w. B. FOlke won lst
prize. Ed. Stoves and Ed. Polk tied for
2nd prize and in the shoot-off Ed. Pol k
won. j. o. Sullivan won 3rd prize.
Shoot No. 81 clay birds, Is yards
rise:
W. d. FoIke, 7; J. o. Sullivan, 4; Ed.
Polk, 6: l.. c. StsffeI, 2; 4. Stoves, 8.
w. d, Folk won LIST prize. Ed. Polk
won 2nd prize. Ed. Stoves won 3rd
| prize.
Shoot No. 4-Consolation shoot for
those who had not won anything. L..
G. Staffel won the 50.
The GOLD MLDAL,
To best average score, presented by
| ClllLOub vi hoIINlAGs
Ed. Stoves, OF San Antonio, and w. D..
FOlke, of Kerr county, tied on average
for medal, and in the shoot-off Folke
| won, Stoves losing a bird by not being
| able to see it owing to its going near the
| ground, and was scored lost bird,
| thereby losing the medal to FolSe, who
is n very fine shot either at trap or on
| the field.
The San Antonio shooters were well
pleased at the treatment they received
at the hands Of their KerrvilIe oppC .
nents, Mr.. Barnett being especially CON-
| plimented.
| The races were all small dashes Of Geo
| yards, 3C0 yards and 200 and 100 yards,
after the manner OF a steeplechase. The
tournament did not take place.
After the sports the greater part OF
the people visited the town Of Kerrville
and looked at the st. Charles hotel,
owned by Mr.. Schreiner, inspected Mr..
Sohreiner's fine store and dwelling, his
mill, waterwOrks, etc, and the pretty
little courthouse and jail, the latter only
containing one prisoner. Kerrville lie
such healthy place the graveyard
could not be found. The committees
| who had charge OF the barbecue were
composed as follows:
Master Of ceremonies, Chas. Sohrei-
ner.
RECEPTION COMMITTEE.
Joseph A. TiYy, A. l.. Barnett,
| RObt. Guthrie, w. Scott,
| r Fl. Rurnev .lr Gamer Real